AAKP American Association of Kidney Patients

AAPI Association d'Aide aux Personnes Incontinentes (FR, créée en 1989)

ABN Acute Bacterial Nephritis

ACA Association for Continence Advice

ADH AntiDiuretic Hormone - See SIADH

ADIR Association de Défense des Insuffisants Rénaux / Aider - Dynamiser - Informer - Réconforter

ADPKD Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

AFU Association Française d'Urologie - V. URO France Le site de l'urologie française

AGN Acute GlomeruloNephritis (same as GNA)

AIRG Association française pour l'Information et la Recherche sur les maladies Rénales Génétiques (Association de loi 1901 créée en 1988)

AML AngioMyoLipoma

APCAB Asia Pacific Continence Board

ARF Acute Renal Failure

ARPKD Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease

ASAIO American Society for Artificial Internal Organs

ASFU Asian Society for Female Urology

ASN American Society of Nephrology

ASRAS AtheroSclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis

AST American Society of Transplantation

ATN Acute Tubular Necrosis

AUA American Urological Association

BGU Bilan Global Urinaire

BUR Bilateral Ureteral Occlusion

CAH Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

CEAPIR Confédération Européenne des Associations des Insuffisants Rénaux / European Renal Care Association

CKD Chronic Kidney Disease

Clearance Clairance Coefficient d'épuration plasmatique brute d'un corps, par voie extra-rénale aussi bien que rénale.

CRF Chronic Renal Failure

Cystinosis Cystinose Cystinosis foundation, Cystinosis foundation UK, Cystinosis foundation FR

DSD Detrusor Sphincter Dyssynergia

EAU European Association of Urology

EMUO Early Morning Urine Osmolality (evaluation of urine concentration)

ESPU European Society for Paediatric Urology

ESRD End Stage Renal Disease - See The Southeastern Kidney Council

ESRF End Stage Renal Failure

ESWL Extracorporeal ShockWave Lithotripsy

EULIS European Symposium on Urolithiasis

FAUA Federation of the ASEAN Urological Association

FPRE Flux Plasmatique Rénal Efficace

FSGS Focal Segmental GlomeruloSclerosis

GNA Glomérulo-Néphrite Aiguë (- Idem AGN)

GNMP Glomérulonéphrite Membrano-Proliférative

GU Genito-Urinary

HUS Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

IC Interstitial Cystitis (chronic disease of the bladder)

ICF Indian Continence Foundation

ICI International Consultation on Incontinence

ICS International Continence Society

ICUD International Consultation on Urological Diseases

IRA Insuffisance Rénale Aiguë

IRC Insuffisance Rénale Chronique

IRCT Insuffisance Rénale Chronique Terminale

IRF Insuffisance Rénale Fonctionnelle

ISA Insuffisance Surrénalienne Aiguë

ISN International Society of Nephrology

IUE Incontinence Urinaire à l'Effort

IVU Infections Vésico-Uretérales

KUB Kidney, Ureter, Bladder / Rein, Uretère, Vessie

LEC Lithotritie ExtraCorporelle

LUDE Lower Urinary Dysfunctional Epithelium

NAFC National Association For Continence (USA, English, Español)

NIDDK National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney diseases (USA, NIH, National Institutes of Health)

OAB Over Active Bladder

PKU PhenylKetonUria / Phénylcétonurie

PNL Percutaneous NephroLithotomy

PSGN Post-Streptococcal GlomeruloNephritis

PUA Philippine Urological Association

RCC Renal Cell Carcinoma

Renal Info Support and Resiurces for People with Kidney Disease

RUTI Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection

SEN Sociedad Española de Nefrologia

SFCS Society For Continence Singapore

SHU Syndrome Hémolytique et Urémique

SIADH Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH secretion (Schwartz-Bartter syndrome)

SIU Société Internationale d'Urologie

Société de Néphrologie

SUA Singapore Urological Association

SUP Sphincter Urinary Prosthesis

TCC Transitional Cell Carcinoma (bladder cancer)

The Nephron Information Center

The renal association A professional association of nephrologists in the UK.

UAA Urological Association of Asia

UPEC UroPathogenic E. Coli

UPJ UreteroPelvic Junction

URS UreteroScopy

UTI Urinary Tract Infection / Infection urinaire

UVJ UreteroVesical Junction

VHL Maladie de Van Hippel Lindau

VUR VesicoUreteral Reflux

XGP XanthoGranulomatous Pyelonephritis